Tag: gummy bears

October usually has me obsessing over Halloween candy. Some of us have kids and want to provide a vegan alternative and some of us are still kids at heart and want to eat Halloween candy. I fall into both camps. My inner kid misses gummy bears something fierce. As a vegetarian teenager, I felt the loss of them in my life. As a vegan adult, I still feel that loss. There is a void of gummy candy in my life that I am usually looking to fill.

I was recently at Home Goods and I saw Halloween gummy bears by YumEarth. I looked over the package and they seemed vegan. Their website confirms them as being vegan. However, the website indicates that the company only makes the gummy bears vegan at Halloween. I guess they think that vegans and vegetarians only want gummy bears in October? This company doesn’t know us at all!

They come in individual packets to be handed out for Halloween or to consume in small amounts.

They are delicious! My son had never had a gummy bear and he loved them.

They are free of the top allergens.

They are organic.

They are flavored and colored with fruit juice, instead of chemicals like traditional gummy bears.

These are gelatin free and therefore, there is no harm to animals. (See the cons, for more information).

The company makes other delicious candy that is allergen free, such as lollipops and licorice.

The price was very reasonable at $2.99 for the package of 10.

Cons:

They are only available for a few special occasions during the year. The gelatin gummy bears are always available. I do not understand this line of thinking. I think the company is a bit confused about vegans, we don’t just eat candy at Halloween.

They are hard to find. I have seen other vegan gummy products by them at stores in the area, but I have only seen the gummy bears at Home Goods on ONE occasion. I went back the following week and could not find them.

There are 10 small packs in a package. There really should be an option for more, especially to hand out to trick-or-treaters.